NAPE Partners Donate $100,000 to IPAA Educational Foundation

Investment in IPAA/PESA Education Center seeks to further next
generation of oil and gas industry leaders

August 18, 2015 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the North American Prospect Expo (NAPE) Partners presented a
$100,000 donation to the Independent Petroleum Association of America
(IPAA) Education Foundation at a check presentation in Houston. The
donation will help fund the IPAA and Petroleum Equipment & Services
Association’s (PESA) Energy Education Center, a program that provides
high school students with advanced academic STEM learning experiences to
prepare them for future careers in the oil and gas industry.

“With half of America’s oil and gas professionals projected to retire in
the next 10 years, it’s crucial for our industry to act now to bridge
this gap by providing greater access to education and training for our
next generation of oil and gas professionals,” said Jeanine Haller
Piskurich, Chair of the NAPE Operators Committee. “NAPE and its partners
are committed to paving the way for the next generation of industry
leaders and we’re proud to be able to do that by supporting the
IPAA/PESA Education Center.”

The NAPE partners include the American Association of Professional
Landmen (AAPL), the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG),
the Society of Exploration Geologists (SEG) and IPAA. The $100,000
donation will further fund the IPAA/PESA Education Center’s provision of
guest speaker lectures on teamwork and business dynamics, industry and
college site visits, externship programs and industry-related
competitions to Petroleum Academies at five participating high schools
throughout Houston and Fort Worth.

“Thanks to the generous support of the NAPE Partners, the IPAA Education
Foundation can continue to build upon its commitment to education
outreach and preparing the next generation of talented young
professionals who will lead the future of the U.S. oil and gas
industry,” said Barry Russell, IPAA President and CEO. “We are very
grateful for this donation and we could not continue to prepare students
to become effective leaders and global ambassadors in our industry
without the help of NAPE Partners and our generous sponsors.”

Located in Texas, the IPAA/PESA Energy Education Center provides high
school students with advanced academic STEM learning experiences to
prepare them to pursue professional training and degrees in engineering,
geology, geophysics and global energy management in the oil and natural
gas industry. Working with the Houston Independent School District and
the Fort Worth Independent School District, IPAA/PESA Energy Education
Center has established five Petroleum Academies in Houston and Fort
Worth. The academies include the Energy Institute High School, the
Petroleum Academy at Charles H. Milby High School, the Petroleum Academy
at Westside High School, and the Petroleum Academy at Young Women’s
College Preparatory Academy located in Houston; and the Petroleum
Academy at Southwest High School located in Fort Worth.

About NAPE

NAPE, the oil and gas industry’s marketplace for the buying, selling and
trading of prospects and producing properties, brings oil and gas
professionals together to meet, network, connect and do business. NAPE
currently offers three expos annually – two in Houston as well as one in
Denver – bringing together prospects and all the key players needed to
evaluate, facilitate and execute deals. The internationally recognized
NAPE was established in 1993 by AAPL and also includes IPAA, SEG and
AAPG as partners. For more information, please visit http://www.napeexpo.com
and follow NAPE on Twitter at @NAPE_EXPO.

About the IPAA/PESA Energy Education Center

Founded in 2006, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA)
and the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association (PESA) Energy
Education Center has five high school engineering, geoscience and
leadership academies within the Houston and the Fort Worth Independent
School Districts. The mission of these academies is to provide students
with a multidisciplinary, advanced academic learning experience in
science, mathematics and the emerging technology concepts needed to
pursue professional training and degrees within the oil and natural gas
industry. To learn more, visit www.ipaa.org/education.